Verkostungsnotizen
Robert Parker 91
Soy sauce, spices, and black fruits are found in the nose of the 2000 Volnay Santenots. Big, bold, powerful, and concentrated, it is a medium-bodied wine packed with blackberries, violets, and cassis. Its silky-textured personality reveals a long, soft, fruit-filled finish. It should be drunk over the next 8 years. Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy liked both the 2000 and 2001 vintages, stating that she was a oerather pleased with the 2001s as they will bring lots of joy to those who drink them younga and that the 2000s a oeare candied fruit, reduction of fruit, the essence of fruit.a Many Burgundians chose to bottle their 2001 early in order to a oetrapa the fruit in the bottle, but Bize-Leroy beat them all to the punch, having completed the bottling process by early September, 2002. Typically an early bottler, Mme. Bize-Leroy felt that the 2001s would lose their fruit to either oxidation or the required sulfuring if left in the barrel for a longer elevage. Overall, Domaine Leroy’s 2001s are a success, though many were found to reveal stemmy, woody tannin in their finishes. If this characteristic melts away quickly, my scores on those wines will appear overly conservative. Importer: Martine’s Wines, San Raphael, CA; tel. (415) 883-0400
Anticipated maturity: 2003-2011
